Mesomorph

Endomorphic Mesomorph

Code:EnM4-6-2

Mesomorphy dominant; endomorphy greater than ectomorphy. The heavy-build athlete.

Endomorphic Mesomorph, male presentation — Male presentation

Endomorphic Mesomorph, female presentation — Female presentation

Heath-Carter triangle showing the position of Endomorphic Mesomorph — Position on the Heath-Carter triangle

Description

The endomorphic mesomorph carries dense muscle and bone like any mesomorph, but layered with enough subcutaneous fat that the silhouette reads thick rather than chiseled. This is one of the most common somatotypes in collision sports and strength sports: the rugby forward, the powerlifter, the heavyweight wrestler, the Olympic weightlifter in the heavier classes.

Bone breadths at the humerus and femur are wide, limb girths corrected for fat are large, and skinfolds are well above average without crossing into true endomorph territory. The body is built to absorb and deliver force.

Populations historically classified as endomorphic mesomorph include Eskimo men in Heath-Carter's original surveys and elite sumo wrestlers, where the combination of mass and musculoskeletal robustness is selected for by both environment and sport.

Endomorphic mesomorphs gain muscle readily and store fat readily. The training implication is that body composition responds quickly in both directions — these athletes can drop bodyfat fast when they need to make weight, and put on size fast when they need to scale up for a heavier class.

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Populations, sports, and occupations recorded in the anthropometric literature with a somatotype close to this one.

TribeEskimoMale4–6–2
SportRugbyMale3–6–1
SportWeightliftingMale2–7–1
SportSumoMale5–6–1
SportGolfMale4–6–2
SportCrossfitMale2–7–1
AthleteRugbyMale2.2–6.5–1.2
AthleteRugbyMale2.8–7.2–0.8
AthletePowerliftingMale6.3–10.7–0.1
AthletePowerliftingMale3.2–7.5–1.1
AthletePowerliftingMale3.2–8–0.7
AthleteKarateFemale3.1–3.7–2.4
AthleteFencingFemale3.7–4.8–1.3
AthletePencak silatMale3.2–5.6–2
AthleteBaseballMale3.4–6.8–0.6
AthleteBaseballMale2.9–5.9–1.5
AthleteBaseballMale4.1–6.8–0.3
AthleteBaseballMale3–6.7–0.7
AthleteBaseballMale3.3–5.7–1.5
AthleteJudoFemale3.8–4.8–1.7
AthleteKarateMale3.7–5.8–1.3
AthleteKarateMale3.5–5–2
AthleteWater poloMale3–5.8–1.9
AthleteWater poloMale3.5–6.1–1.6
AthleteGreco-roman wrestlingMale2.2–6.8–1.1
AthleteJudoMale3.2–6.3–1.6
AthleteJudoFemale4–4.9–1.6
AthleteVolleyballFemale3.3–3.9–2.5
AthleteVolleyballFemale3.4–4.5–2.1
AthleteSsireum wrestlingMale3.2–5.6–1.3
AthleteSsireum wrestlingMale3.2–5.7–1
AthleteSsireum wrestlingMale4.1–6.4–0.7
AthleteSsireum wrestlingMale4.2–5.7–0.6
AthleteSsireum wrestlingMale4.5–5.9–0.6
AthleteSsireum wrestlingMale5.8–6.6–0.2
AthleteSsireum wrestlingMale7.2–8.2–0.1
AthleteOlympic wrestlingMale3.8–5.3–1.6
AthleteSurfMale2.5–5–1
AthleteBoxingMale3.5–4.5–1.1
AthleteJiu-JitsuMale2.3–7–1.3
AthleteJudoMale1.9–5.2–1.1
AthleteJudoMale2.2–4.8–1.3
AthleteJudoMale3.6–6.3–0.3
AthleteJudoMale5–6.3–0.1
AthleteBasque pelotaMale4.9–5.8–1.6
AthleteBasque pelotaMale4–5.6–1.8
AthleteTennisMale3.3–4.3–2.5
AthleteJudoFemale2.8–4.4–1.7
AthleteMixed martial artsMale2.9–6.4–1.9
AthleteJudoMale3.2–5.9–1.8
AthleteJudoFemale4.9–5.6–1.3
AthleteJudoMale3.5–6.2–1.5
AthleteBalletFemale3.2–5.2–2.6
AthleteJudoMale2.6–5.3–2
AthleteJudoMale2.9–6.4–0.9
AthleteJudoFemale2.2–5.1–1.4
AthleteJudoFemale3.7–4.6–1.8
AthleteJudoFemale3.1–5–1.2
AthleteSoccerMale2.3–6.8–1.6
AthleteSoccerMale2.8–5.2–2
AthleteCrossFitMale3.5–5.2–1.7
AthleteRecreational (mixed)Male3.4–4.5–2.6
AthleteJudoFemale3.2–3.8–2.5
AthleteVolleyballMale4–5.2–2.4
AthleteBasketballMale3.5–4.5–2.4
AthleteSoccerMale3–4.9–1.7
AthleteSwimming/water sportsMale4.3–4.9–3.4
AthleteCombat sports (mixed)Male4.5–5.5–2.9
AthleteMMAMale2.5–6–1.4
AthleteMMAFemale3.6–4.9–2
AthleteMMAMale2.6–6.3–1.3
AthleteWrestlingFemale3.5–4.9–1.7
AthleteAmerican footballMale4.9–7–0.7
AthleteAmerican footballMale4.1–6.4–1.1
AthleteAmerican footballMale4.2–6.8–0.6
AthleteAmerican footballMale3.3–6.2–1.3
AthleteAmerican footballMale3.2–7–0.8
AthleteAmerican footballMale4.4–5.3–0.8
AthleteAmerican footballMale3.1–5.7–1.5
AthleteArcheryMale3.5–6.2–1
AthleteBaseballMale3.2–6.6–1.4
AthleteBaseballMale4.3–5.6–1
AthleteBaseballMale3.5–4.6–2
AthleteBaseballMale2.9–6.4–1.3
AthleteBoxingMale2.9–5.6–2
AthleteBoxingMale3.3–5.8–1.5
AthleteBoxingMale4.4–6.1–1.1
AthleteFencingMale3.1–4.8–2.5
AthleteFlag footballMale2.8–4.8–2.1
AthleteFreestyle wrestlingMale4.1–5.9–1
AthleteFreestyle wrestlingMale3–6.2–0.8
AthleteGreco-roman wrestlingMale2.7–5.4–1.4
AthleteGreco-roman wrestlingMale2.3–5.7–1.2
AthleteGreco-roman wrestlingMale3.9–6.9–0.3
AthleteHandballMale2.9–6–1.8
AthleteHandballMale3.1–6.2–1.2
AthleteHandballMale2.9–5.5–1.7
AthleteHandballMale3.4–5–2.1
AthleteHandballMale1.7–7.1–0.8
AthleteHandballMale4.3–8.5–0.1
AthleteHandballMale3.4–6–1.4
AthleteHandballMale1.9–6.7–0.8
AthleteIndoor soccer (futsal)Male3.5–5.3–1.8
AthleteIndoor soccer (futsal)Male3.8–5–1.7
AthleteIndoor soccer (futsal)Male4–5.7–0.9
AthleteIndoor soccer (futsal)Male3.6–4.2–2.5
AthleteIndoor soccer (futsal)Male3.5–5.6–1.8
AthleteAthletics (throws)Male2.5–6.2–1.4
AthleteJudoMale2.9–5.7–1.9
AthleteJudoMale5.5–8.8–0.1
AthleteJudoMale4.7–5.8–0.8
AthleteJudoMale3.2–8.1–0.1
AthleteKarateMale3.2–4.9–2.2
AthleteKickboxingMale4.5–5.5–1.6
AthleteOlympic wrestlingMale3.2–5.9–1.5
AthleteOlympic wrestlingMale3.1–5.4–1.8
AthletePadelMale3.5–4.3–2.1
AthletePadelMale4–5.7–1.6
AthletePowerliftingMale4.7–6.5–0.6
AthletePowerliftingMale5.6–10.2–0.1
AthletePowerliftingMale6.3–8.7–0.1
AthleteRugbyMale3.6–6.5–1.3
AthleteRugbyMale3.4–6–1.3
AthleteRugbyMale3.6–8.7–0.2
AthleteRugbyMale2.9–7–1
AthleteSoccerMale2.5–5.7–1.9
AthleteSoccerMale3.7–7.4–0.8
AthleteTable tennisMale3.1–4.2–2.5
AthleteCyclingMale2.6–5.3–1.2
AthleteTriathlonMale3.5–4.9–2.1
AthleteVolleyballMale2.4–5.8–1.6
AthleteVolleyballMale3.4–4.6–2.6
AthleteWeightliftingMale3.6–7–0.6
AthleteWeightliftingMale3.4–6.3–1.1
AthleteWeightliftingMale4.2–8.9–0.1
AthleteAerobic gymnasticsFemale3.5–4.9–1.8
AthleteAthletics (throws)Female5.2–6.4–0.1
AthleteFlag footballFemale5–6.5–0.6
AthleteFlag footballFemale4.3–5.1–1.3
AthleteGymnasticsFemale3.7–4.9–1.6
AthleteHandballFemale3.7–5.5–1
AthleteHandballFemale5.7–7.4–0.3
AthleteAthletics (combined)Female2.5–3.9–1.7
AthleteAthletics (throws)Female4.9–5.7–0.2
AthleteJudoFemale3.2–4.3–2.4
AthleteJudoFemale3.2–4.1–2
AthleteOlympic wrestlingFemale3–4.6–2
AthletePadelFemale4.3–5.2–0.7
AthleteAthletics (jumps)Female2.6–4.8–1.9
AthleteRugbyFemale4.6–6.4–0.1
AthleteAthletics (throws)Female4.7–7.7–0.1
AthleteSoccerFemale3.4–4.1–2.3
AthleteSoftballFemale3.1–3.7–2.1
AthleteSprintFemale2.6–4.6–1.4
AthleteAthletics (running)Female3.4–4.1–2.2
AthleteAthletics (running)Female3.1–3.9–1.9
AthleteAthletics (running)Female3–4.1–2
AthleteCyclingFemale2.5–5–1.5
AthleteVolleyballFemale3.3–4.9–1.7
AthleteWeightliftingFemale3.7–4.8–1.4
AthleteWeightliftingFemale3.8–5.4–1
AthleteWeightliftingFemale5.2–6.8–0.2
AthleteOrienteeringFemale3.9–4.7–1.9
AthleteHandballMale3.3–5.4–2.2
AthleteAmerican footballMale4.5–6–1.4
AthleteBasketballMale3.1–3.7–2.4
AthleteSoccerMale2.9–3.9–2.3
AthleteTriathlonMale3–4.7–1.9
AthleteTriathlonMale2.8–4.8–1.9
AthleteTriathlonMale3.6–5–1.5
AthleteRugbyMale4.5–5.8–1
AthleteRugbyMale5.3–6.1–0.6
AthleteRugbyMale3.8–5.6–1.3
AthleteTrail runningMale3.8–5.2–2
AthleteRunningMale3.4–5.2–1.7
AthleteKendoMale2.8–5.7–2.2
AthleteJudoMale2.1–7.4–1
AthleteBasketballMale3.1–5.7–2.2
AthleteRowingMale3.7–5.4–1.7
AthleteBallroom danceMale3.2–4.9–2.4
AthleteWrestlingMale2.6–6.5–1.2
AthleteRugbyFemale3.7–5.2–1.6
AthleteKyudo (archery)Female3.5–4.4–2.4
AthleteRugbyMale3.1–5–2.1
AthleteSoccerMale3.2–4.8–2.5
AthleteSoccerMale3.3–4.9–2.3
AthleteSoccerMale3.4–5.2–2.3

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